Dr Matthew Butler - Researcher Profile

Biography

Matt is a Senior Lecturer and researcher within the Caulfield School of Information Technology.

His research interests lay in two primary areas: Educational Technology and Information Visualisation. Matt investigates the use of emergent technologies for education, in particular with regard to the learning challenges faced by novice programming students. This was the topic of his PhD thesis, which was completed in 2010. He also works in the area of information visualisation and interaction, primarily in the Emergency Management context. 

Matt's teaching areas include programming, game development, emergent technologies, and information visualisation.

Keywords

Educational Technology, Information Visualisation and Interaction

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2010

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE HIGHER EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2006

ENGINEERING (ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1996

Publications

Journal Articles

Butler, M., Joschko, L., 2009, Final Fantasy or The Incredibles: Ultra-realistic animation, aesthetic engagement and the uncanny valley, Animation Studies [E], vol 4, Society for Animation Studies, Valencia CA USA, pp. 55-63.

Conference Proceedings

Wong, A.K.L., Morgan, M., Butler, M.W., 2012, Designing a technology enhanced collaborative space for learning entity-relationship modeling, Proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 04 July 2012 to 06 July 2012, IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos CA USA, pp. 213-217.

McGivern, D., Morgan, M., Butler, M.W., 2012, Learning theory for collaborative large shared digital spaces, Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2012, 26 June 2012 to 29 June 2012, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake VA USA, pp. 1097-1106.

Butler, M.W., Morgan, M., Sheard, J.I., 2012, Scaffolding and reflection to address 'high concept - low feedback' issues in introductory programming, Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2012, 26 June 2012 to 29 June 2012, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake VA USA, pp. 2688-2696.

Charalambous, Z., Butler, M.W., Morgan, M., 2011, Multitouch technology, visualisation and mitigating information overload for emergency response, Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Simulation and Training Conference, 31 May 2011 to 02 June 2011, Simulation Australia, Rundle Mall SA Australia, pp. 104-109.

McGivern, D., Butler, M.W., Morgan, M., 2011, Using multi-touch display technology to support remedial phonics instruction techniques in collaborative learning environments, Proceedings of Global Learn Asia Pacific 2011, 28 March 2011 to 01 April 2011, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Chesapeake VA USA, pp. 56-64.

Butler, M.W., McGivern, D., Artmann, A.N., Morgan, M., 2010, Multi-touch display technology and collaborative learning tasks, Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA 2010), 29 June 2010 to 02 July 2010, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake VA USA, pp. 1441-1448.

Morgan, M., Butler, M., 2009, Considering multi-touch display technology for collaboration in the classroom, Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications Ed-Media 2009, 22 June 2009 to 26 June 2009, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Chesapeake VA USA, pp. 674-683.

Saw, J.L.Y., Butler, M., 2008, Exploring graphical user interfaces and interaction strategies in simulations, Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite Melbourne2008), 30 November 2008 to 3 December 2008, Deakin University and ASCILITE, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 885-894.

Butler, M., Neave, P., 2008, Object appreciation through haptic interaction, Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite Melbourne 2008), 30 November 2008 to 3 December 2008, Deakin University and ASCILITE, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 133-141.

Morgan, M., Butler, M., Power, M.W., 2007, Evaluating ICT in education: A comparison of the affordances of the iPod, DS, and Wii, Proceedings of ascilite Singapore 2007 ICT: Providing Choices for Learners and Learning, 2 December 2007 to 5 December 2007, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, pp. 717-725.

Butler, M., Morgan, M., 2007, Learning challenges faced by novice programming students studying high level and low feedback concepts, Proceedings of ascilite Singapore 2007 ICT: Providing Choices for Learners and Learning, 2 December 2007 to 5 December 2007, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, pp. 99-107.

Butler, M., Zapart, T.J., Li, K.Y.R., 2006, Video annotation - improving assessment of transient educational events, Proceedings of the Informing Science + IT Education Joint Conference, 25 June 2006 to 28 June 2006, Informing Science Institute, Santa Rosa USA, pp. 19-26.

Butler, M., 2005, Teaching Programming: the shift from conventional to student-centred approach, Proceedings of the 2005 Information Resources Management Association International Conference: Managing Modern Organizations with Information Technology, 15 May 2005 to 18 May 2005, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey USA, pp. 515-517.

Beggs, C., Butler, M., 2004, Developing new strategies to combat cyber-terrorism, Innovations Through Information Technology: Proceedings of the 2004 Information Resources Management Association International Conference, 23 May 2004 to 26 May 2004, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey USA, pp. 388-390.

Butler, M., 2004, The use of Games Engines to create practical learning environments, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education, 28 June 2004 to 01 July 2004, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc, Piscataway USA, pp. 29-33.

Butler, M., Blashki, K.M., 2003, "Amazon.edu": creating interactive distance education, Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2003 : Delivering IT and e-Business Value in Networked Environments, 26 November 2003 to 28 November 2003, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA Australia, pp. 1-7.

Butler, M., Blashki, K.M., 2003, Creating new distance learning environments from contemporary technologies, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education (ITRE2003), 11 August 2003 to 13 August 2003, IEEE Inc, Newark NJ USA, pp. 635-639.

Teaching Commitment

Matt is Chief Examiner for the following teaching units:

• FIT1034 - Principles of Computer Graphics
• FIT2071 - Fundamentals of C++
• FIT2049 - Games Programming with C++
• FIT3146/FIT4146 - Emergent Technologies and Interfaces

 

Activities

Faculty executive committee

Chair
Undergraduate Programs Committee
Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University

Elected member (Senior Lecturer Rep)
Faculty Board
Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University

Member
Faculty Education Committee
Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

A framework to align human computer interaction with the affordances of natural user expression..

Supervisors:

Morgan, M (Main), Butler, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Can the use of multi-touch gestures reduce cognitive load in real time strategy combat games.

Supervisors:

Butler, M (Joint), Morgan, M (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Facilitating collaborative learning in the context of large-scale shared digital spaces..

Supervisors:

Morgan, M (Main), Butler, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Investigating a large scale multi-touch display to create the digital collaborative learning space to construct entity-relationship diagrams.

Supervisors:

Morgan, M (Main), Butler, M (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Bignell, K.

Program of Study:

Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment: Towards Developing a Strategy for Fraud Detection. (Masters) 2006.

Supervisors:

Butler, M (Main), Zapart, T (Associate).

Student:

Green, S.

Program of Study:

"Digital Dogfight: The role and Impact of the Internet in US Politics". (Masters) 2006.

Supervisors:

Quigley, M (Main), Butler, M (Associate).

Student:

Xu, Z.

Program of Study:

Producing Quality Assessment Reports of Student Work for Assignments in Programming Subjects. (Masters) 2007.

Supervisors:

Butler, M (Main).

Student:

Zhang, L.

Program of Study:

A Web-based Collaborative Project Modelling System with Automatic Graphic Layout Utilising Genetic Algorithm. (Masters) 2005.

Supervisors:

Li, K (Main), Butler, M (Associate).